The “Strategies to Build Progressive Political Power” conference will be held on Dec 2, 2023. See full details. This page lists details of the breakout sessions. Breakouts 1 (11:30 am): Fund Healthcare Not Warfare: Maternal and Child Health; In addition to a dysfunctional Healthcare system, Americans […]
by Tom Valovic I’m probably not your typical peace activist. Over the last 15 years or so, I’ve been involved in a variety of volunteer and activist work in environmentalism, healthcare, and the best use of emerging technology. As a relative newcomer, I’ve found that […]
by Martha Karchere Over one hundred political activists for peace and progress gathered via Zoom on December 3rd at the conference, “Facing our Challenges in Dangerous Times,” to hear how the United State’s orientation toward militarism has contributed to world peril, both helping to create […]
by Frances Jeffries A very traditional question in September is: How was your summer? or What did you do on your vacation? My summer was one of seeing new as well as familiar things through new eyes, of thinking about new approaches to seemingly intractable […]
by Jackie King “It’s time for a meeting!” — Bishop William J. Barber II, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, thundered those words in Cleveland last month, summoning people from across the country to our nation’s capital on June 18 for the Mass Poor People’s […]
By Kathleen Malley-Morrison Many progressive activists see today’s widespread threats to peace and social justice as residing primarily in oppression, societal structures, capitalism, and the US government. They blame social systems for preventing people from getting along. They point their fingers at broad social evils […]
by Stefan Schindler If today’s children and grandchildren are lucky, smart and diligent enough not to live in a dystopian future, their history books will highlight the Second World War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, America’s Indochina Holocaust, and 9/11 as four events which could have, […]
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